About the book: the year / The Great War forced history to turn away from its previous rut, and three friends, graduates of the Marine Corps, played a significant role in this. The fighting in the Baltic and in the Mediterranean Sea has already died down, each of them went on their own way. But peace and tranquility are still very far away. This time, events are developing away from the previous theaters of military operations, in Africa, on the shores of Abyssinia, where the “free chieftain” Ashinov is starting an unprecedented adventure, founding the Cossack settlement of New Moscow. But not everyone likes this idea - allied France is not too happy with the fact that Russia is gaining a foothold on the African shores, and is ready to prevent this. In addition, there is someone to push the brewing events - the disgraced British spy Richard Burton, who has emerged from the fog of oblivion, will again take up his old ways in an attempt to regain the favor of his colleagues in the secret war. And again two of the trio of dashing midshipmen will have to confront him. Because something in this world remains unchanged: the fleet, as before, decides everything!